Abbreviation Decode List
- 0 – Open Repeater
- a – Autopatch
- c – Closed Repeater, Limited Access
- l – Linked or Crossband System
- e – Emergency Power
- E – EchoLink
- s – Solar Power
- ITS – Island Trunk System
- PKT – Packet Enabled
- -7 – Packet Node
- -8 – Packet Node
- -10 – Internet Packet Note
- SNP – Shared, Non-Protected
- t – CTCSS, Hz Tone Access
- # – Not Coordinated
Oceanside Repeaters
VE7RFR on Little Mountain is also a relatively easy target for handhelds in Oceanside because of the 600ft elevation of the repeater. Bare in mind when using this repeater that it is linked into the Nanaimo repeater system and then down to Victoria.
When it’s working properly, the Mount Cokely repeater, VE7RBB is an awesome addition to the Oceanside HAM’s tool chest. At an elevation of over 5000 feet ASL, coverage is excellent throughout Oceanside, although handhelds with line-of-site limitations are known to have problems.
As of June, 2023 a remote, linked station to VE7RBB has been added on Mt Benson, just to the north of Nanaimo. This will greatly increase VE7RBB’s range both to the south and east of Oceanside. The remote operates simplex on a frequency of 146.540MHz with a 100.0 Hz access tone. Note, because this remote operates in simplex mode, it is possible with multiple stations using it, that stations transmitting on the frequency can ‘block’ hearing output/responses from the RBB repeater. (The dreaded capture–effect common to FM radio 🙂 )
| Location | Callsign | Frequency/ Tone/Offset | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Arrowsmith | VE7SYD | 442.275 136.5/+5.0 | o, s, VA7JPS |
| Mt. Cokely | VE7RPQ | 145.370/ 100/-0.6 | l, o, MIRA |
| Parksville, Little Mountain | VA7RFR | 147.080 141.3/+0.6 | a, E, e, l, o IRLP 1179, EchoLink |
| Parksville | VE7PQA | 147.280 141.3/+0.6 | a, e, l, o |
Other Repeaters Accessible From Oceanside
Oceanside is blessed by waterside proximity to mountain tops on both sides of the Salish Sea giving us excellent access to area repeaters. Of particular note, we have three good access points into the Island Trunk System, thereby giving our radios access to Port Hardy, Tofino, Ucluelet and Bamfield to the North and West, Powell River, the Sunshine Coast and Vancouver to the East and Nanaimo, Victoria, and Washington State to the South.
From Oceanside, the best Island Trunk System repeaters to use are VE7ITS on Mount Benson and VE7NIR on Mount Washington. Base stations will have no problem accessing either repeater while Handhelds will need full power and, even then location is everything.
Regardless, these repeaters open a world of friendly, interesting Nets outside MIRA’s Breakfast Bunch and Sunday Nets.
| Location | Callsign | Frequency/ Tone/Offset | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Benson | VA7ITS | 444.725 141.3/+5.0 145.430 141.3/-0.6 | e, E, o, l, ITS NARA |
| Mount Washington | VE7NIR | 443.700 141.3/+5.0 146.620 141.3/-0.6 | o, l, ITS o, a, Comox Valley ARC |
| Mount Washington | VE7RCV | 146.780 141.3 -0.6 | Comox Valley ARC |
| Nanaimo, Lost Lake | VA7DJA | 145.430 141.3/-0.6 | E, o, l, ITS IRLP 1755 NARA |
| Mount Coakley VHF | VE7KU | 147.240 141.3/+0.6 444.450 141.3/+5.0 | e, o, l, s IRLP 1120 o, s Arrowsmith ARC |
| Nanaimo | VE7ISC | 146.640 141.3/-0.6 | E, o IRLP 1003 |
| Nanaimo, Cottle Hill | VE7RXZ | 147.220 100.0/+06 | E,0, l, IRLP 1722 SCARCS |
| Lund | VA7LND | 147.000 100.0/+0.6 | o PRARC |
| Pocahontas Mountain, Texada Island | VE7TIR | 444.025 141.3/+5.0 | o, PRARC |
| Mount Seymour Burnaby | VE7RBY | 145.350 127.3/-0.6 | e, l, 0 BARC |
| Vancouver | VE7RNV | 147.260 /+0.6 | o, l, NSARC |
| N. Van. Mount Seymour | VE7RPT | 146.940 136.5/-0.6 | a,e,l,o IRLP 1694 LARA |
Updated June, 2023 – added VE7RBB remote info.